Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-05-18

There was large crowd about the Union
depot ''A
Obrien was accompanied by Dennis Xii.
bride, the evicted tenant, and they were re
celved by the executive committee of the In
cal branch of the league. As the visitors
stepped from the train to the station they
were greeted with lusty cheers mingled with
groans. Carriages were in waiting and the
WIS itors were rapidly driven to the hotel.
They will rest for an hour and then there
will be an Informal reception, and addresse.
made.
AT the Rossin house large crowd had az
semoled on the street and the corridors were
crowded. When O'Brien made hi. appear
ancs cheers were called for Lansdowne and
gwen heartily. Cheers we're then called for
" Brien and were given as heartily as the
other. When O8rien entered the hotel those
IN the corridor again called for cheers for
Lansdowne followed by cheers for O'Brien
and groans.
v Brien took up position on the bottom
step OF the stairway, and his friends were in
troduced to him, among them being many
ladies'.
Secretary Cahill of the local branch of the
Land League, then stepped forward and read
long address of welcome to which O'Brien
responded
AT the conclusion of the speech cheers
we're called for and given for Lansdowne and
counter cheers for O'Bren. This closed TIL
proceedings until the meeting in the park thi,
afternoon. There are large number of
strangers in the city and fears gain ground
OF rioting. All the police are under orders.
however. and will be present, while, if nee
essary, the military will be called into requi
sition.
The Was a mOst hi cefnl disnloy Of ro-
dyism in Queens park this afternoon when a
crowd of Toronto Orangemen tried to storm
the platform occupied bv William O'Brien
Failing in this, they tried to drown the speak
er's voice with groans, Kisses, and cries of
God save the Queen" and "Rule Brita-
MA"
The crowd at four o'clock numbered fifteen
thousand. little later, when the banks
were closed and the students in the univer
slty set free, there were twenty thousand peO
pie in the park.
The demonstratien was begun by groans
of a man standing near the platform. A wo-
man with a green branch in her hand
squelched him by runninga twig down hi,
throat, amid roar of applause and cries Of
"God save Ireland Then a rush was made
for the woman by the Orangemen, but she
had disappeared.
" oiicu SutcEeu Tie par ACCOuuphuieO Nv
a train of carriages containing tenant Kill
bride. several priests and officers of the local
branch of the national league. In the field,
closely packed on every side of the platform,
was an immense audience OF well dressed
people,-the best citizens among the Irish
element in Toronto. One hundred and fifty
policemen were scattered through the crowd
or drawn up in files on the outskirts, also 4
squad of mounted men. crowd of young
roughs had taken possession of two small
trees in front of the stand and hi.sed, annoy
ing the speaker. Several powerful national
lists shook the roughs from the branches
Several nationslists were knocked down with
clubs The blows were returned and there
were number of small trays which the po-
lice didn't consider worth meddling with
One or two Orangemen tried 10 reach the
front Of the platform but was kept back by
friends of the speaker. The disorderly ele-
ment was confined to group of about 60
men, prominent among whom was Sergeant
Mckili Of Co. C, Queens own regiment.
This gang effectually drowned the voices of
the speakers so they could hardly be heard
10 feet from the platform.
The row began when j. A. Muiligan, pres
ident of the local branch of the land league
and chairman of the meeting, rose to speak.
He said
Fellow citizens groans and cries of''God
save the Queen" l feel it an honor to cries
of down with the traitor and cheers and
counter cheers] preside at this great meeting,
Kisses and Rroans] to welcome William
OIL Brien. Enthusiastic cheers, Kisses, ,groans
and cries of pay your rent, "Rule Brittaina, :"
AMI "Lansdowne forever. will say, CON
tinued the chairman, THAT these miserable
wretches cheers and cries of "shut up"
who come here to choke off freedom of speech
in the name of loyalty to the Queen are to
day the real disloyal party. Cheorsl 1t is
we who are loyal. Loyal to the Queen if you
are like loyal to the cause of Ireland, loud
cheers loyal to the principles of constitution
al right which is free speech. Here now is a
man in whose behalf we have braved the ty-
ranny and bigotry of the Orange rabbie here
is a champion of the rights of the Luggacca-
rian tenantry, VIM. O'Brisn cheers and
groans1 of the United Ireland and member of
Parliament tor Northeast Cork"
AT this announcement q roar of applause
swept over the multitude OBrien stepped
to the front smiling and looking in the best
possible bumor Then began the most terri
fe eroaniug. kissing, cheers and hoarse
shouts that the DAY has so far witnessed. Re-
moving his hat with the utmost GOODNESS
O'Bren surveyed the vest sea of faces before
him for a moment, ana then began aml1 the
dim and uproar as follows:
'Men of Toronto cries of God save
the Queen hurrahs for Lansdowne, groans
and immense cheering1 that cheer of yours
will ring around the world today, and all the
vocal talent of Lord Lansdowue's friends
cannot drown it. We are used to this sort
OF thing in the British Parliament" Loud
cheers voice, Three cheers for Lsns-
downe"-groaning, Kisses and cheers-an-
other voice. "Humph for O'Brien"-tremen-
douse cheers and groans. Here an Orange
man drew forth q heavy stick, hitting man
and knocking him down. Then there was
rush, caused BY the prancng of the horses of
the mounted police and the crowd scattered
in all directions.
O'Brien continued his address amid groans
and Kisses, alluding to his prosecutors as
Kissing geese and groaning jackasses. A
free fight among the Orsngemen followed.
One man got in front of the platform among
the nstionalists and began to sing "The
Boyue Water" His silk hat was crushed in
by those around and he disappeared under
the platform, bruised and bloody, whore he
Law during the remainder of the day.
O'Brien continued with fewer interruptions
and delivered . powerful argument against